HC Deb 18 March 1996 vol 274 cc31-2W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many person taking

GM Ballot Investigations
LEA School Ballot (vote) Complainant Outcome
Ballot irregularity cases-since implementation of the Education Reform Act 1988
Norfolk Acle High School Yes LEA School Ballot result upheld
Walsall Aldridge Comprehensive School No Local Councillor Ballot result upheld
Northumberland Astley County High School Yes Registered electors School Ballot result upheld
Kirklees Boothroyd Junior and Infants No LEA Ballot result upheld
Wirral Calday Grange Grammar School Yes LEA Ballot result declared void
Bedfordshire Cardinal Newman School No Other organisation Ballot result declared void
Bolton Crompton Fold County Primary Yes LEA Ballot result upheld
Surrey de Stafford County Secondary Yes LEA Ballot result upheld
degree level qualifications in United Kingdom institutions have been found guilty of cheating in examinations in each year since 1979. [20899]

Mr. Forth

Degree-awarding institutions are autonomous bodies responsible for their own examination and assessment procedures. The information requested is not collected by the Department.